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LONDON, July 6. The Qerman artillery as active last
I night in the region between Villers-Bretonneux and the Ancre,
northeast of Amiens where the Australians, assisted by
Americans, have recently gained valuable ground, according
to today's war office report.
PARIS, July 6. German troops last night attempted to
raid the American sector in Lorraine, at Xivray. The war of
fice announced today that the enemy was completely repulsed
in this effort, as he was in raiding attempts at points on the
French front. x
The statement reads: "French detachments penetrated
,8, the German lines and brought back prisoners.
"Several raiding thrusts by the Germans at Chaume
J Wood, upon the American sector at Xivray, and in the Vosges
I were completely repulsed."
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MORNING REVIEW OF WAR
SITUATION.
(By the Associated Press.)
Successful allied thrusts in local ac
tions have failed to draw from the en
emy a resumption of his strong offen
sive movements.
Germany's offensive begun on
March 21, Is not completed and the
Germans have yet to -win a strategical
ly vital point. Another strong effort,
probably greater than anything in
weeks Is expected soon.
Except north of Albert, where the
Germans regained some , ground, the
"- criemy""has""n6t"6eGn 'successfurTnat-j
tempted counter attacks.
Australian and American forces hold
strongly to the recent gains south of
the Somme and the French are iui-
proving the ground recently taken
north of the Aisne. The strongest en
emy artillery fire is being directed
against other sectors than these,
namely, southwest of Ypres and south
of the Aisne.
General Foch probably will continue
to harass "the enemy in minor opera
tions, but the belief is held by some
military observers that he might sur
prise the German command by striking
In force at a vital point. His manpow
er is increasing and his artillery and
aerial forces predominate over the
same services on the enemy side. In
the last week British airmen, alone,
have accounted for 195 German ma
chines, while 52 of their own failed
to return.
Fighting on Italian Front.
Fighting activity on the ItalVxn front
Is becoming more general but it is not
severe at any one point. Near the
mouth of the Piave tho Italians have
gained further ground and taken 400
prisoners. Between the Brenla and
the Piave, on the mountain front, the
Italians have made a slight advance
j and repulsed enemy efforts. Austrian
attacks on the Asiago plateau, west of
I the Brenta, were broken up by the Ital-
ians.
Another American transport has
J been sunk by a German submarine
while returning from Europe. Tho ves
sel, the Covington, remained afloat for
, several hours, and only six men are
missing. The Covington was a for
X mer German steamship and measured
f 16,000 tons.
I EilEB CORPS IS
OPEN TO UEERS
I Through the "Nation's Want Col-
II timn" another big call has been made
' for volunteers for the army. This time
l. the men arc to go into the engineer's
I corps and they may select n position
from a broad variety of positions ot-
i fercd. This service is among the best
I in the army and qualified men in the
1 past have been eager to grasp an op-
I portunity to accept it. Men of the 191S
.; registration may also volunteer for
! this branch if they will waive all time
i limits for classification and examina-
sl The government wishes all the men
in it needs in this service to come volun-
'I tarily, but if there is not enough on
July 17, when the register will be
f closed a sufficient number to fill the
IE quota will be inducted by the local
It board.
I' "Here's a chance many of our rogis-
II trants have been clamoring for," said
II Chairman Abbot It. Heywood of the
(1 board this morning, "It offers service
II with the engineers which will give a
II man a chance to learn a trade ortuse
ft the trade he knows and will show him
II military life in many interesting
i rj Phases."
ttf II The register for volunteers far this
9 rj service was opened this morning at
U I! eJcemPUon board's office.
The bulletin received from Captain
' Fitz Gerald follows:
H "The cnginoer corps is in need of
f
certain skilled men. Only white men
qualified for general military sen-ice
may be accepted under this call. No
man who is needed to fill the July call
already announced should be allowed
to volunteer for this service. Volun
teers may be accepted from the 191S
class provided the registrant waves
all time limits for classification and
examination.
Types Wanted.
"The following types of men are
desired; Auto repairmen, axemen,
blacksmiths, boatmen, bridge carpen
ters, cabinet makers, caulkers, con
:creteforemenrconcrei'S vorkers, Coit-
struction foremen, quarrymen, rig
gers, saddlers, shoemakers, surveyors,
tailors, draftsmen, electricians, gas
enginemen, farriers, horseshoers, litho
graphers, machinists, buglers, photo
graphers, plumbers, powdermen, team
sters, telephone operators, timbermen,
topographers and cooks.
"Please urge qualified registrants to
present themselves to your board for
listing. It is suggested that qualified
registrants be advised by postal card
of this opportunity for service. If a
sufficient number of volunteers are not
secured, involuntary induction will be
used. On July 17 wire this office ihe
number of qualified men listed in each
of the above occupations which we
may expect from your board. Upon re
ceipt of this information we will make
definito allotments and complete mo
bilization details. Local boards must
understand thoroughly that those reg
istrants are not to be inducted until
orders are received as to allotments
and that no men needed to fill the July
call already announced shall be per
mitted to volunteer. Volunteers for
this service shall not be released to
the Navy or Marine corps or be per
mitted to withdraw their application
prior to August 1."
LIIHIi ARE
WASHINGTON, July 5. Independ
ence Day merchant ships launched
numbered ninety-five, with a dead
weight tonnage of 474.4G4. late reports
to the shipping board today showed.
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Americans Born to
Liberty and Justice
PARIS, July 5. "The American
people were "born to liberty, but for
them liberty includes justice for them
selves and others," said Vitlorio Or
lando, the Italian premier in an Inter
view printed in the Temps today.
"That is why, foreign to every instinct
of violence and all spirit of presump
tion, America has devoted all of its
unextinguishable energy. to the Indus
trial aims of peace and to the lofty ns
pirations of humanity, giving audac
ious, admirable, and tremendous
proofs of tho possibility of labor.
"America wanted liberty for itself
but it also wantod It for others. There
fore, when diabolic fury, destraction
and conquest wero unloosed upon the
world it turned to the business of war
all tho mighty edifice which it had de
voted to peace and all its resources
and all of its strength without limit.
"But It has given a treasure infin
itely dearer and moro precious than its
material wealth tho blood of its sons,
who, until recently peaceful and inde
fatigable workers, have today revealed
tho unquenchablo spirit of heroes.
Thus America, a nation, whose exist
ence goes back but little moro than n
century, spontaneously got under way
to advance tho cause of humanity and
to accomplish at the cost and sacrifice
of Its blood the noblest mission one
can assign to a people.
"Honor to America."
Fifty-one Bodies Recov
ered From Ill-fated Ex
cursion Boat.
GRUESOME SIGHTS
Many Bine, Distorted
Faces Unrecognizable
by Workers.
PEORIA, 111., July 6. Government
investigation of the sinking of the ex
cursion steamer Columbia last night
with the loss of from 100 to 150 lives,
mostly women, was promised by John
Dougherty, assistant district attorney,
this afternoon.
Survivors of the disaster, charged
that the steamer, loaded with nearly
500 excursionists, ran on a sand -bar in
a dense fog and did not hit a sunken
snag, as was at first reported. I
It was declared that although thej
-chip-was- within -ten -feetf-short ttU
this time, she was backed out into
deep Avater without waiting to ascer
tain the extent of the injuries she had
sustained. As the ship reached mid
stream, she suddenly broke in two and
sank.
PEORIA, 111.. July G. At 11:15
o'clock this morning fifty-one bodies
had been recovered by divers from the
wreck of the ill-fated Peoria excursion
boat.
Thirty-two bodies of unidentified
and identified had been removed from
the wreck at 10 o'clock this morning
through the efforts of the Barnewolt
Brothers, volunteer divers from Peo
ria. All the bodies were taken from the
main deck and dance floor of the boat.
Among them were women and young
girls. Identification, which was diffi
cult, was being accomplished as rapid
ly fis possible.
Diving and wading in knee-deep
water between decks, this morning,
volunteer workers prosecuted the
search for missing bodies. As dawn
broke and the unsettled mist which
hung over the boat waved away, the
first workers, under the direction ofj
Sheriff Jack Wilson, plunged into the
work.
iw, ui ruitiu, UUUgUllT ul
Moses Lee, was tho first to be extract
ed from the wreckage.
An unidentified woman about 25
years old, came next and an unidenti
fied girl about 20 years old was then
dragged out.
Collapsed and shattered, the super
structure of the boat stood out In clear
outline against the morning sky.
Flaunting their imitation waves in the
faint breeze, the two electrically light
ed flags which adorned the ship stood
upright the outstanding part of the
tragic craft. Not a globe in them was
broken.
Weird memories of an excursion
crowd were seen. on every hand. Knit
ting which some Industrious matron
had been laboring on just before the
crash, was found floating between the
decks of the collapsed boat. The need
les hung loose In the wool of tho
sweater which she had startod.
Shoes, hats, dancing pumps, sweat
ers and wraps of all character were
hauled from the water checking room
in the dance floor lobby.
Over the uncertain planking railings
and life rafts jumbled in an unrecog
nizable pile of wreckage the seekers
for bodies of loved ones, friends aud
acquaintances, crawled with precar
ious footsteps.
When tho wreckage was cleaned of
all, save officials, undertakers, and
newspaper men, the work, of recover
ing the bodies was began. If they were
identified, tags were attached to the
baskets in which they were placed
and then they were taken to tho shore.
None of the officials, Ao crew, or tho
old Pekln and Kingston mine residents
know the blue, distorted faces, as they
were hurried to Pekln.
With tho break of day two divers
went down into the sunken wreck cf
the Columbia to bring up bodies of tho
victims.
Almost at the samo time hearses be
gan arriving in Pekln from the scene
of the disaster, bringing the first of
the bodies of tho victims.
A large crowd gathered at the mor
gue in the little river city and there
were many pathetic scenes. Soldiers
detailed from Camp Bradley and Hcrr
the deck, grabbed life preservers,
jumped overboard and wero saved.
Mrs. Herman Mehl, wife of tho cap-
TilleTKr
Former Mayor of New York
City Falls 60.0 Feet to
Death.
ON GERSTNER FIELD
Cause of Accident Not Ex-j
plained by Commanding I
Officer, Major Kirby.
LAKE CHARLES, La., July 6. Ma
jor John Purroy Mitchell, former may
or of New York City and an officer
the aviation section of j.he signal corps,
was instantly kllledvat Gerstner Field
today when he fell from a single-seater
scout plane at a. height of about
600 feet.
Major Kirby, commanding officer at
the field, offered no explanation as to
how the accident might have occurred.
It Is a rule that all flyers be fastened
I in the planes by a safety belt and
J whether examination of tho wrecked
1 machine indicated that Major Mitchell
1 had failed to do thisjor that the belt
1 became broken was riot stated. Major
Mitchell had been In 'the air about half
an hour, when he fell'.
' Major Mitchell, accompanied by Mrs.
, Mitchell, came to Lake" Charles, from
, San Diego, Cal., about three weeks ago
and Mrs. Mitchell was at Gerstner field
I this morning, but did not witness the
accident. Mrs. Mitchell, with the body
will leave tonight for New York.
NEW YORK, July G. John Purroy
Mitchell, killed in an aviation accident
today, became a flyer for the army
after having been defeated last fall,
for re-election as mayor of New York.
He had served one terhn the youngest
mayor ever elected lojthat office. On
July 19, he would have been thirty
nine years old.
Major Mitchell tool: the course at
Plattsburg while he was mayor. Upon
joining the aviation corps he was
transferred to San Diego, Cal., where
after successfully covering the cadet
training he,becaOQ iJU JsdgU'ejA
Ho" was frequently ni6ntidne? as hav
ing shown unusual daring.
ing arrived in Pekln early to preserve
order.
Coroner E. L. Clary, of Tazewell
county swore in his coroner's jury and
left with tho members Tor the scene.
PEORIA, 111., July 6 Approximate -lv
150 persons were drowned or tram
pled to death at midnight last night,
when the excursion steamer Columbia,
carrying more than 500 persons, struck
an obstruction in the Illinois river and
sank.
The excursion party started for
Pekin, fifteen miles distant from here,
early in the evening, spent soveral
hours in dancing at an amusement
park near this city and, when the re
turn trip to Pekin was about half com
pleted, tho steamer ran into the ob
struction on the Peoria shore during
a fog, smashing a big hole in her bow.
The man at the wheel signalled full
speed astern and as soon as tho ves
sel cleared of the log or rock, she be
gan to settle and within a few minutes
sank, carrying many persons down.
Panic Among Passengers.
Soon after the steamer struck a
panic occurred among tho passengers
and many jumped into the water with
out securing life preservers. Those
who could swim reached shore, which
was only a, few feet away. The second
deck of the boat, whore the dance hall
Is located, was crowded when the
crash came, and it was hero that many
were crushed to death in the panic.
Ray Jones, fireman on the steamer,
estimated that between 150 and 200
persons wore on the dance floor when
"the boat struck, and he believed many
of there had perished. When the boat
settled on the bpttom, the water
reached the staterooms immediately
below the pilot house on tho listed
side. The pilot, when ho found his boat
was sinking, sent distress signals and
within a short time boats from var
ious directions came to the rescue and
began to pick up those struggling in
tho water, but on account of tho dark
ness, their efforts were badly ham
pered. Brother of Captain Tells Story.
August Mehl, brother of Captain II.
F. Mehl, and pursuer of the boat, who
lost his wifo In the disaster, made the
following statement:
"The wholo thing was over in an ln-
when the shock came. I know that we
had struck a submerged log and I
heard my brother, the captain, cry out
'everybody upstairs.' Tho crowd rush
ed for the upper decks. I rushed to tho
engine room to notify tho engineers.
On my return I saw my wife running
ahead of me up the conipanionway.
I followed, and just as I got to the
second deck, the boat listed to tho lee
side and sunk quickly. I saw my wifo
thrown overboard into tho water. I
grabbed at her skirt but it slipped
from my fingers. Then the boat was
plunged into total darkness. I ran for
a life preserver and got tho upper deck
in time to help the women and chil
dren escape in the life boats.
"At that tlmo the water was up to
the staterooms, immediately below tho
pilot house on one side and up to the
base of tho pilot houso on the listed
side."
Del Sivley, the pilot off watch at the
time of the disaster, was asleep in his
stateroom. His wife, in charge of tho
lunch counter, rushed to her husband's
room and awakened him. They reached
( Continued on Pago 4 )
Kaiser Must Accept
Conditions Laid Down
by Wilson.
REVIEWS U.S. TROOPS
Allied Generals Delight
ed With American
Fighting Qualities.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE BRITISH FRONT, July 5. (By
the Associated Press.) Until Ger
many accepts the conditions laid down
by President Wilson, she cannot have
peace, but she can have peace tomor
row if she accepts them. David Lloyd-1
GeorgQ, tho British premier, gave this
message to the American troops train
ing on the British front, after he had
seen them at review today.
;TUcjrlval: br Seance o-one million
American soldiers ha's made the Ger
man emperor realize that his defeat is
certain. The emperor, the premier
said, had had many illusions regarding
the war. One of these was that the new
American troops would not be capable
of meeting those of Germany, trained'
to the minute.
Premier Lloyd-George reiterated
forcefully that the allies do not covet
a single yard of German soil and do
not desire to dispossess Germany of
her rightful inheritance, or the Ger
man people of their legitimate rights.
Americans Are Congratulated.
Tho British prime minister stood in
an automobile in the center of the sun
bronzed Americans who have recently
landed in France. Beside him wero Vis
count Milner, the British minister of
state. Mr. Lloyd George said:
"General , desire to congratu
late you on being in command of such
a fine body of men. When I see them,
I am glad they are on our side, not on
the other.
Kaiser Is Disappointed.
"At the same time, it is a source of
great disappointment to the kaiser,
who never quite oxpecled you. He was
assured by his advisers that America
was so pacific there was "no danger of
her getting In. He has gone from folly
to folly. His advisers said that all the
ships would be sunk and thoro would
be no means remaining to bring you
across the seas.
"But you arc here, not a part of a
t force of a few thousands, but a part of
a force of hundreds of thousands to
fight for justice and the freedom of the
world.
Fight Opens Kaiser's Eyes.
"Chateau Thierry opened the kais
er's eyes to another mistake. Yester
day in Paris I saw your comrades who
fought at Chateau Thierry carrying
their flag. And they carried it high,
.proud of tho fact thoy had not lowered
it on the battle fields of Europe. Tho
French generals I have talked to have
expressed delight with the fighting
qualities of Americans. So tho kaiser's
advisers and the kaiser realize thoy
have made another mistake.
"We are grateful that you are hero
to fight, but of course you aro not
fighting only for America, not only for.
Franc, which has suffered more "than
any nation in the world has ever suf
fered; you are fighting for the liberties
of tho world. In your faces alone, we
havo a source of great hope. Wo see
thoro determination to win and wo are
confident.
President Wilson Makes Aims Clear.
"Presldont Wilson yesterday made It
clear what we aro fighting for. If tho
kaiser and his advisers will accept the
conditions voiced by tho president,
they can have peace with America,
peace with France, peace with Great
Britain, tomorrow.
"But the kaiser has given no indica
tion of an intention to do so. Because
he will not do so, Is the very reason
we all are fighting.
"What are wo hero for? Not because
wo covet a single yard of Gorman soil.
Not because we desire to dispossess
Germany of her inheritance. Not be
cause we" desire to deprive tho German
people of their legitimate rights. We
aro fighting for the great principles
laid down by President Wilson.
"I am delighted to havo seen these
men here near tho field of the greatest
battle tho world has ever known. Wo
stand here, as a great American said,
at Armageddon fighting for the
Lord.' "
As Mr. Lloyd George concluded, the
countryside sounded with three cheers
in regulation American style.
GETS-:83,HUNS
Sg lv. -. Iyv
f ,
Private" Frank E.'Lenert of ChJJ
tago marched Into the American
camp, after the battle of Bolleau'
: wood In charge of 78 German sol-
dievs and five officers who had sur
rendered to him. -v Leuert Is only
19 years old, and ho has a btolhe'
also fighting in France, 1
BOTTLE OF WHISKEY
ISSUED BOT MEN
IE ilESTEB
Breaking his supply of whiskey on
the sidewalk when tho deputy sheriff
appeared to arrest him. did not save
Steven Panos, a Greek, from the im
pending arrest nor from the usual fate
of violators of the diquor ordinance,
paying a good sum for bail. Panos and
Sam Masis were arrested Friday after
noon by Deputy William Brown on
Twenty-fifth street, near Lincoln ave
nue. Tho deputy had followed the pair
from the Union depot, where they had
alighted from an incoming eastern
train.
When they realized they were being
followed and that their pursuer was
evidently an officer, Panos pulled a
pint bottle of whiskey from his pocket
and throw it to the sidewalk, breaking
it and spilling tho contents. This con
fession of guilt was all that was need
ed as incriminating ovidence, accord
ing to Deputy Brown, who obligingly
arrested him and Masis. The latter had
two pints in his possession. Both de
posited $50 bail. I '
The two are employed at the High
land Boy mine in Bingham canyon and
were returning to their work from a
trip to Evanslon.
nn
INK USE NOT
TO BEHSSIfflED
A bulletin regarding the application
of order numbers, "serial numbers or
registration numbers in the draft, in
tho event a registrant dies or is re
moved for some other reason, was re
ceived today by tho local exemption
boards for tho adjutant general's of
fice. It follows:
"In order that Section 67 of the se
lective service regulations may be
moro clearly understood, tho follow
ing construction of sub-section (c) of
said section shall bo promulgated for
tho guidance of all officials connected
with the administration of the selec
tive service act:
"Order numbers, serial numbers, or
registration numbers which are now or
which hereafter may be vacated by
reason of death or cancelled by reason
of fraud or duplication or registration
shall not be reassigned.
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THE REASON.
Ho I . beliovo you. caro. more for
that dog than you do for me.
Shes Well, the dog does stop growl
ing sometimes.
Ales on West Front H
Preparing for Ger- H
man Assault. H
YANKEES MAKE GOOD I
Italians Molding All But I
One Point on
Piave. B
WASHINGTON, July 6 The pres- I
ent delay of the Germans in pressing J
attacks in France means only that I
they are preparing new and heavy 1
blows, General March, chief of staff. jH
said today in his weekly conference I
with tho newspaper men. J
"It is perfectly evident," he said, J
"that this delay is preparatory to a j
heavy assault in force by the German. I
high command. The present condition I
of affairs, does not mean anything but J
that. They, are re-organizing their MH
troops! filling up losses, and preparing I
to try it again." j
"With reference to the American IH
program, we have embarked a million
ond million." IH
Another indication of the pressure
under which the American program is
being rushed to meet the German. 'H
menace came from the projost mar
shal general's office today wflfen orders 'IH
were Issued to local boards to speed
up physical examination of the new
class one men and have them ready for
call in August. H
Statements of the draft program jH
made public in congress indicated the
purpose of calling out at least 300, h
000 men during August, although sub-1
sequent calls during the year were not
expected to exceed one-half of that
figure monthly. The orders sent out to
day, however, coupled with the state
mcnt of the chief of staff, Indicate that
hopes are entertained at the war do
partment that the present rate of mov
ing troops to Europe can be substan- lH
tially maintained for several months. IH
WASHINGTON, July 6. Prepara- H
tions are now being made by the al
lies on the western front to meet an- jH
other German assault. General March,
chief of staff, told newspaper corrcs
pondents today at his weekly confer
ence. As to the participation of the Unit
ed States In the war, General March
had nothing to announce, except that
the first million men having been cm- !
barked for France, movement of the
second million is being pressed..
The situation along tho western
front, he said, has developed into con
tinued "nibbling" by allied forces with
complete success being obtained. The
most important of these minor raids,
from the American standpoint, was the
attack on Vaux on July 1. lH
Americans Hold Firm. 'jl
The attack on Vaux was carried out ,
by the Ninth and Twenty-third infan
try, supported by the Twelfth, Flf-
teenth and Seventeenth field artillery, H
all of the second division, under com- fl
mand of Major General Omar Bun- IH
dy. The success attained there has jfl
been completely consolidated, subse- (
quent counter attacks by the Germans ' H
failing to cause the slightest withdraw- I
al from the territory occupied. fl
On the Italian front, the general H
said, the situation has come down to H
the complete occupation by tho Ital- ; H
Ians of the southern bank of the Piave , H
river, except for one small sector. The 'J
point still held by the Austrians in
three and one-half by one and one- JH
half miles, with the general Italian ad- H
vanco over a nine-mile front.
01 HUD PER CENT. I
GIVER A SHIPMENT I
L. C. Frazier, a horse man of Baker
City, Ore., brought in a load of horses H
to the local market and sold them to
the Ogden Horse Salo & Commission
company for the British government
The carload set a new record at tho
local yards, being found 100 per cent
perfect under examination by the jH
British army officials. This is the first
carload shipped here for war purposes H
that -has passed with tho full record, fl
there usually being one. or more anl- H
raals of each car load rejected. H
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